News Flashes
Tour Tech Rocks The East Coast With All Access 2011
Tour Tech East welcomed members of the east coast’s audio, lighting, and productions industries to its Dartmouth facility for the All Access Show and Seminars 2011, which ran January 20 and 21.
Industry leading suppliers were on hand to offer knowledge and demonstrations of new products. Additionally, a number of free seminars and information sessions ran over the course of the two-day event, with topics including visual communications, display, lighting and audio, and small special interest gatherings.
For a video wrap-up of the event, including interviews with Tour Tech staff and event organizers, visit www.professional-lighting.com/multimedia. For more information on Tour Tech East and All Access, visit www.allaccessshow.com.
Martin Professional Now On Facebook
Martin Professional has launched a new Facebook page dedicated to communicating with Martin fans and users around the world. The page also contains recent Martin Professional updates and news about all of the latest Martin happenings. Martin products are distributed in Canada by Erikson Pro.
Click Here to visit the page.
Project Update
Bandit Lights The Arcade Fire
LD Susanne Sasic, together with production manager Steve Gordon, called upon Bandit Lites in London to service the European segment of the 2010 Arcade Fire Tour.
The show was heavy on video and lighting to provide the feel the band was after, with fixtures including the I-Pix BB 4s, Vari Lite VLXs, and Jarag 30s. Along side these new items were VL 2500 spots, Big Lite 4.5kWs, Color Blazes, 4 Lights, Wybron BP 1200 Beam Projectors, Pixel PARs, and Martin Atomic Strobes with colour changers. The entire affair was controlled via a pair of Grand MA consoles.
Bandit C.E. Lester Cobrin worked with Sasic to help her deliver and says: “Working with Susanne is always great fun and she is a phenomenal designer and an ever better person. Having worked with her on REM and other acts, we always look forward to seeing her.”
Project Update
2011 NSCA Business & Leadership Conference – San Diego, CA, February 17-19, 2011, 800-446-6722, blc@nsca.org, www.nsca.org
Electric West – Long Beach, CA, Conference: February 22-24, 2011, Exhibits: February 23-24, 2011, 203-358-5816, FAX 203-358-5816, registration@penton.com, www.electricshow.com
USITT Annual Conference & Stage Expo 2011 – Charlotte, NC, March 9-12, 2011, 800-938-7488, FAX 866-398-7488, info@office.usitt.org, www.usitt.org
EHX Spring 2011 – Orlando, FL, March 17-19, 2011, 800-315-1581, www.ehxweb.com
Prolight + Sound – Frankfurt, Germany, April 6-9, 2011, +49 69-75-75-194 15, FAX +49 69-75-75-65-59, www.prolight-sound.com
NAB Show 2011 – Las Vegas, NV, Conferences: April 9-14, 2011, Exhibits: April 14, 2011, 202-429-5300, FAX 202-429-4199, nab@nab.org, www.nab.org
The PAL Show 2011 – May 15-16, 2011, Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place, 100 Princess Blvd., Toronto, Canada, 877-490-6422, FAX 416-490-0369, janice@miac.net, www.thepalshow.com
Product Spotlight
American DJ Spherion TRI LED
American DJ has announced the availability of its Spherion TRI LED lighting effect. Powered by five high-output 3-watt TRI LED sources, the TRI LED projects through 116 small lenses, while rotating 360 degrees, to fill a room with beams of multi-colored light.
Using 1.8-degree stepper motors, the sphere’s rotation speed can be controlled from fast to slow. Additionally, the Spherion TRI LED comes with onboard strobing and dimming effects featuring a 270-degree beam angle.
Outfitted with LED-powered lamps, the each LED source is composed of three different colour LEDs (red, green, and blue), allowing RGB mixing to be done inside each lamp. The fixture draws 27 watts of power maximum use.
For more information, contact Sounds Distribution: 905-428-9062, FAX 905-428-6510, sdinfo@soundsdistribution.com, www.soundsdist.com.
Robe ROBIN LEDWash 600
Robe has announced the release of the ROBIN LEDWash 600. This wash features 37 10-watt RGBW multichip LEDs with colour output ranging from gentle pastels to rich saturation.
Additional features include: linear motorized zoom range from 15-60 degrees; RGBW colour mixing; built-in colour macros; high-resolution dimmer range from 0-100 per cent; strobe effect with variable speed; pre-programmed random strobe pulse-effects; four DMX protocol modes; three editable programs, each up to 100 steps; Ethernet port: Art-Net protocol, ready for CAN; and Robe Navigation System with LCD touch screen and battery backup, gravitation sensor for auto screen positioning, and operation memory service log with RTC.
For more information, contact Robe Lighting: 954-680-1901, FAX 954-680-1910, info@robelighting.com, www.robelighting.com.